2022-23 Premier League to kickstart with the London Derby between Arsenal and Crystal Palace

The fixtures of the 2022/23 Premier League season was announced on Thursday, 16th June. The brand new edition of England’s premier competition will start on the 5th of August, and we can expect the first game to set the tone for the season, as it will be a Derby encounter.

Two London-based teams, Arsenal and Crystal Palace will go head-to-head in the first match of the new season. Defending champions Manchester City will start their campaign on a challenging note, as they will face West Ham United in their first match – the very same team that almost jeopardized their title triumph by restricting the Cityzens to a 2-2 stalemate in the penultimate matchday of last season.

Meanwhile, though the fixtures are drawn at random, Liverpool might have some sort of a connection with getting an easy start, as they will begin their journey by taking on a newly-promoted side for the fourth consecutive season. The Reds will be up against Fulham on 16th June.

Chelsea’s first match will be tricky, as they will be up against the team managed by the leading goal-scorer in the history of the Blues – Frank Lampard’s Everton. However, Thomas Tuchel’s boys will have nothing but three points on their minds.

Manchester United will seek vengeance when they take on Brighton & Hove Albion on 7th August, as Graham Potter’s Seagulls handed the Red Devils a humbling 4-0 defeat not very long ago.

On the other hand, a revamped Tottenham Hotspur will start its campaign against Southampton. Though Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Saints had a poor season last time around, Antonio Conte will know very well that Spurs could only secure one point from the two matches against them in 2021/22.

Meanwhile, as for the important fixtures, the first Derby of the season will take place on 13th August when Chelsea will take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Stamford Bridge. The first Merseyside derby of the season is scheduled to take place on 3rd September, whilst 1st October and 14th January are perhaps the two most important dates in the 2022/23 schedule. Interestingly, both of those dates will feature two enthralling and riveting rivalries – the London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and the Manchester Derby between Manchester City and Manchester United.

The first major Derby of the season will be played on 13th August, between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur

Important Derbies & Big Fixtures:

13^th August – Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

20^th August – Manchester United vs Liverpool

3^rd September – Manchester United vs Arsenal, Everton vs Liverpool

10^th September – Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

17^th September – Chelsea vs Liverpool

1^st October – Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City vs Manchester United

8^th October – Arsenal vs Liverpool

15^th October – Liverpool vs Manchester City

19^th October – Arsenal vs Manchester City

20^th October – Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

22^nd October – Chelsea vs Manchester United

5^th November – Chelsea vs Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool

2^nd January – Chelsea vs Manchester City

14^th January – Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal, Manchester United vs Manchester City

21^st January – Arsenal vs Manchester United, Liverpool vs Chelsea

4^th February – Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

11^th February – Liverpool vs Everton

25^th February – Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea

4^th March – Liverpool vs Manchester United

1^st April – Manchester City vs Liverpool

8^th April – Liverpool vs Arsenal

22^nd April – Manchester United vs Chelsea

26^th April – Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United

27^th April – Manchester City vs Arsenal

29^th April – Arsenal vs Chelsea, Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur20^th May – Manchester City vs Chelsea